Bålsta
Place in Uppland, Sweden
59°35′N 17°30′E / 59.583°N 17.500°E / 59.583; 17.500 (30 June 2015)[2]
Bålsta is a locality and the seat of Håbo Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 13,138 inhabitants in 2015.[2]
Although not in Stockholm County, it has Bålsta Station, the north-western terminus of the Stockholm suburban rail system. Many inhabitants commute to Stockholm. The travel time is 40 minutes by suburban train, and less than 30 minutes by commuter-or intercity rail. Lasse Åberg, a famous Swedish actor, musician and artist, lives in Bålsta and has opened a museum there.
Even though Bålsta's relatively small size, there are many organizations and activity-centers in the town, such as a hockey-arena hosting the team Bålsta HC. It also has a mall with several stores.[3]
Famous people from Bålsta
- Martin Björk, Swedish television presenter
- Daniel Jarl, Swedish football player
- Marcus Nilson, Swedish professional ice hockey player
- Kim Amb, Swedish professional javelin thrower
- Filip Windlert, Swedish professional Ice hockey player for AIK in HockeyAllsvenskan
- Lasse Åberg, Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist.
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bålsta.
- ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Folkmängd och landareal i tätorter, per tätort. Vart femte år 1960 - 2017". Statistiska centralbyrån. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Startsida - Bålsta Centrum".
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